Monday Night Club: Paul Scholes, Dean Smith & AI transfers

Mark Chapman is joined by Chris Sutton, Rory Smith and Shay Given on a Monday Night Club episode which features former Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes as a guest.He discusses the pressure on manager Ruben Amorim after an underwhelming start to the season. Then, Dean Smith joins to talk about his old club Aston Villa struggling and his current MLS side Charlotte FC flying high.The show also covers Noni Madueke's form at Arsenal and difficult times for Rangers under Russell Martin. Finally, Oli Mann from the Sheff United Way podcast describes how he feels about the reappointment of Chris Wilder at Bramall Lane.TIMECODES: 00:50 - Manchester United 08:45 - Paul Scholes joins 25:05 - Aston Villa  27:06 - Dean Smith joins 34:53 - Noni Madueke 46:03 - Rangers 52:52 - Sheffield UnitedCOMMENTARIES: 16 Sep - 1745 -Athletic Club v Arsenal in the Champions League on 5Live 16 Sep - 1945 - Sheffield Wednesday v Grimsby Town in the 3rd round of the EFL Cup on 5 Sports Extra  16 Sep - 2000 - Brentford v Aston Villa in the 3rd round of the EFL Cup on 5 Sports Extra 2 16 Sep - 2000 - Crystal Palace v Millwall in the 3rd round of the EFL Cup on 5 Sports Extra 3 17 Sep - 2000 - Bayern Munich v Chelsea in the Champions League on 5Live 17 Sep - 2000 - Swansea City v Nottingham Forest in the 3rd round of the EFL Cup on 5 Sports Extra  18 Sep - 2000 - Newcastle United v Barcelona in the Champions League on 5Live 18 Sep - 1950 - Manchester City v Napoli in the Champions League on 5 Sports Extra  20 Sep - 1500 - Brighton v Tottenham in the Premier League  20 Sep - 1730 - Manchester United v Chelsea in the Premier League 21 Sep - 1400 - Sunderland v Aston Villa in the Premier League 21 Sep - 1630 - Arsenal v Manchester City in the Premier League

Pressure mounts on Amorim & Liverpool leave it late again. Rick is joined by Nigel Reo-Coker & The Telegraph’s Luke Edwards.Goals from Phil Foden and Erling Haaland helped Pep Guardiola’s Man City breeze past local rivals Man Utd in the derby. Hear from the City boss, as well his counterpart Amorim, as pressure mounts on the latter.Liverpool needed a stoppage time Mo Salah penalty to get past Burnley as they leave it late once again. Hear from head coach Arne Slot.Arsenal kept pace at the top following a comfortable 3-0 win over Ange Postecoglou’s Nottingham Forest – Ange has his say on the defeat. Also get the thoughts of Graham Potter after a 3-0 home defeat against Thomas Frank’s Spurs.Timecodes: 03:50 Luke reflects on the Alexander Isak transfer saga 07:00 Amorim & Guardiola post-Manchester derby 09:10 Pressure mounts on Amorim 18:05 Haaland is back 22:40 Liverpool leave it late again 27:40 Slot post-Burnley 32:05 Arsenal breeze past Forest 37:15 Postecoglou post-Arsenal 41:45 Long throws cause chaos at the Gtech 45:45 West Ham brought back down to earth 51:40 Rest of the weekend’s action

What is Bruno Fernandes' approach to criticism and the opinions of others? The Manchester United midfielder sits down with Kelly Somers to talk about his childhood, his greatest memories and his views on parenting. From trying to nail down a starting place in Serie A, to an attack on players by fans at Sporting Lisbon, he discusses his mentality on and off the pitch and moments that have shaped him as a person.

John Murray, Ian Dennis & Ali Bruce-Ball talk football, travel & language. They reflect on their trip to Serbia and look ahead to the return of the Premier League. Can John strike lucky again in Clash of the Commentators? What will be added to the Great Glossary of Football Commentary? And there’s a brand new feature… Get your suggestions in with WhatsApp voicenotes to 08000 289 369 & emails to [email protected]:00 Ian’s journey down the tunnel in Serbia 07:00 ‘Memorable’ trip as England perform 10:15 How do Bellingham, Saka & Palmer get back in? 13:25 Scrabble boards at the ready! 16:30 5 Live commentaries as the Premier League returns 19:00 Do Liverpool start Isak over Ekitike? 22:40 Most surprising managerial exits? 29:00 Clash of the Commentators 37:40 Great Glossary of Football Commentary 46:25 A new feature… but will it catch on?BBC Sounds / 5 Live commentaries: Sat 1500 Everton v Aston Villa, Sat 1500 Newcastle v Wolves on Radio 5 Sports Extra, Sat 1730 West Ham v Tottenham, Sun 1400 Burnley v Liverpool, Sun 1630 Man City v Man Utd.Glossary so far: 2-0 is a dangerous score, After you Claude, All-Premier League affair, Aplomb, Bag/box of tricks, Brace, Brandished, Breaking the deadlock, Bundled over the line, Champions elect / champions apparent, Clinical finish, Commentator’s curse, Coupon buster, Cultured/Educated left foot, Denied by the woodwork, Draught excluder, Elimination line, Fellow countryman, Foot race, Formerly of this parish, Fox in the box, Free hit, Goalkeepers’ Union, Goalmouth scramble, Good touch for a big man, Honeymoon Period, In and around, In the shop window, Keeping ball under their spell, Keystone Cops defending, Languishing, Loitering with intent, Marching orders, Nestle in the bottom corner, Numbered derbies, Nutmeg, Opposite number, Park the bus, PK for penalty-kick, Postage stamp, Put it in the mixer, Put their laces through it, Rasping shot, Red wine not white wine, Relegation six-pointer, Rooted at the bottom, Route One, Roy of the Rovers stuff, Sending the goalkeeper the wrong way, Shooting boots, Sleeping giants, Slide rule pass, Small matter of, Spiders web, Stayed hit, Steepling, Stinging the palms, Stonewall penalty, Straight off the training ground, Stramash, Taking one for the team, Team that likes to play football, Throw their cap on it, Thruppenny bit head / 50p head, Towering header, Two good feet, Turning into a basketball match, Turning into a cricket score, Usher/Shepherd the ball out of play, Walking a disciplinary tightrope, Wand of a left foot, We’ve got a cup tie on our hands, Where the kookaburra sleeps, Where the owl sleeps, Winger in their pocket, Wrap foot around it, Your De Bruynes, your Gundogans etc.

Alistair Bruce-Ball is joined by Julien Laurens, Guillem Ballague and Mina Rzouki to discuss how European sides have fared in World Cup qualifying. Can we consider Norway dark horses after their 11-1 thrashing of Moldova? Are there any weaknesses in European champions, Spain? Will Italy qualify for their first World Cup in three cycles? Steve Cooper is in his first job since being sacked by Leicester City, how will he make his mark on the Danish Superliga? And can Cremense ‘do a Leicester’ with new signing Jamie Vardy? The team debate league matches being played abroad as the Spanish FA approve plans for Villareal v Barcelona to be played in Miami, USA. Plus, why are PSG and the French national team in disagreement? Time codes: 2’23 Steve Cooper joins Brondby 4’41 Are Norway World Cup dark horses? 11’25 Are Spain already World Cup favourites? 18’14 What’s happening with Camp Nou? 21’20 Should domestic league matches be played abroad? 33’12 Derby d’Italia weekend 35’50 Age is just a number for Modric and Vardy 48’30 PSG/ French national team disagreement

Steve Evans talks about his weight-loss journey and discusses his former clubs. He joins Aaron and Jobi to talk about which defenders make their ultimate EFL team. They discuss one of Steve’s former clubs, Peterborough, with the club currently bottom of League 1. They also look at the latest with Cardiff City at the top end of the league. Plus, with 3 teams in a share of the lead in League 2, can Swindon, Gillingham and Walsall stay there?TIME CODES:01:30 – Steve Evans’ weight loss journey 03:35 – Ultimate EFL XI 16:00 – Peterborough 27:25 – Top of League 1 36:00 – Top of League 2 45:20 – 72Plus/72Minus

Kelly Cates is joined by former England goalkeeper Paul Robinson, ex England defender Phil Jagielka and Senior Football reporter Ian Dennis as England thrash Serbia 5-0 in World Cup qualifying. Can this be classed as a statement victory and is anyone’s seat on the plane to the World Cup decided? Hear from the England captain Harry Kane, fellow goalscorer Ezri Konsa as well as Declan Rice and manager Thomas Tuchel. Plus, the panel discuss the managerial change at Nottingham Forest, with Ange Postecoglou coming in to replace the recently sacked Nuno Espirito Santo. Head of sport science during Postecoglou’s time at Celtic, Anton McElhone, tells us what Forest can expect from Ange’s leadership.Forest fan Ellie Molloson also joins the pod to discuss how the fanbase feel around the rapid changes at the club.Time codes: 0’24 Does the Thomas Tuchel era have lift off? 5’02 Phil Jagielka says Thomas Tuchel has a selection ‘headache’ 8’00 Who has put themselves in a good position for World Cup selection? 13’50 Harry Kane interview 16’40 Ezri Konsa interview after his first England goal 22’08 Declan Rice interview 28’32 Football correspondent John Murray on Serbian fan behaviour 30’10 Thomas Tuchel interview 32’27 The sacking of Nuno Espirito Santo and the appointment of Ange Postecoglou at Nottingham Forest 32’52 Former colleague of Ange Postecoglou, Anton McElhone 37’10 Forest fan, Ellie Molloson

Kelly Cates is joined by Chris Sutton, Rory Smith and Andros Townsend to address the headlines from the international break. BBC Manchester United reporter Simon Stone tells us what went wrong for Andre Onana, as we ask who becomes their new number one?BBC Football tactics correspondent Umir Irfan joins the pod to suggest how new signing Senne Lammens might fit into the Manchester United team.Hear from Harry Kane and Thomas Tuchel ahead of Tuesday's World Cup qualifier against Serbia. Is this Tuchel's biggest test so far as England manager?Plus, who was better at the age of 17- Michael Owen or Wayne Rooney? Time codes: 4'05 Andre Onana leaves Manchester United 7'47 Andros Townsend says Onana has been a "really good" goalkeeper- but his errors have been "comical" 10'16 Umir Irfan on Senne Lammens 18'27 Manchester City and the Premier League reach a settlement over rules that govern commercial deals  25'08 Who was better at the age of 17- Michael Owen or Wayne Rooney?  34'12 Harry Kane interview 45'10 Thomas Tuchel interview 50'02 Football correspondent John Murray ahead of England's World Cup qualifier

Maz Farookhi is joined by Nedum Onuoha to talk England, Scotland and Women’s Super League. Pat Nevin joins in the international conversation, while journalist Flo Lloyd-Hughes gets involved in the WSL chat. Also hear from England debutant Elliot Anderson, and after Everton beat Liverpool 4-1 in the Merseyside derby at Anfield, catch up with Everton’s Katja Snoeijs & Liverpool boss Gareth Taylor.01:35 Have England regressed under Tuchel? 13:10 Elliot Anderson: “I was really proud making my debut” 18:55 Scotland get ‘excellent’ point in Denmark 25:50 Women’s Super League returns 26:30 Everton’s Katja Snoeijs: “We were happy to play Liverpool first game” 29:20 Liverpool boss Gareth Taylor: “We were so in control” 37:25 Chelsea ‘machine’ beats Man City 42:05 Tough start for London City Lionesses 46:00 Will Arsenal be Chelsea’s closest challengers?BBC Sounds / 5 Live commentaries: Tue 9 Sep 1945 Serbia v England in World Cup Qualifying.

Ian Dennis is joined by former England defenders Matt Upson and Phil Jones after England’s 2-0 win over Andorra at Villa Park. Thomas Tuchel’s side stay top of Group K with 12 points and no goals conceded, but it was another flat performance against the world’s 174th-ranked side. Nottingham Forest’s Elliot Anderson impressed on his debut, but questions remain about England’s lack of creativity and heavy reliance on Harry Kane. Plus, reaction from Thomas Tuchel, Elliot Anderson and Noni Madueke, and a look ahead to Tuesday’s tougher test away to Serbia.TIMECODES:0:41 – England’s flat display at Villa Park 10:50 – Noni Madueke reflects on the win 13:29 – Elliott Anderson’s debut assessed 19:29 – Thomas Tuchel gives his verdict 24:57 – Reaction from Elliott Anderson 27:35 – Closing thoughts from Villa Park